2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,727 2,416 88.0 86.2-89.5 311 12.0 10.5-13.8
GENDER
Male 1,236 1,070 86.6 83.8-88.9 166 13.4 11.1-16.2
Female 1,491 1,346 89.3 87.1-91.2 145 10.7 8.8-12.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,482 1,395 93.1 91.1-94.7 87 6.9 5.3- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 475 441 93.6 90.6-95.6 34 6.4 4.4- 9.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 248 226 98.3 96.0-99.3 22 1.7 0.7- 4.0
Non-Hispanic Other 143 133 91.8 82.3-96.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 341 193 55.2 48.5-61.7 148 44.8 38.3-51.5
AGE
18-34 788 687 85.9 82.5-88.7 101 14.1 11.3-17.5
35-44 578 491 85.3 81.0-88.8 87 14.7 11.2-19.0
45-54 625 556 89.1 85.4-91.9 69 10.9 8.1-14.6
55-64 736 682 93.2 90.5-95.1 54 6.8 4.9- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 105 57.5 48.5-66.1 105 42.5 33.9-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 493 84.7 80.6-88.0 101 15.3 12.0-19.4
Some Post-H.S. 762 700 92.5 89.6-94.6 62 7.5 5.4-10.4
College Graduate 1,151 1,111 97.0 95.6-98.0 40 3.0 2.0- 4.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 754 653 85.9 82.4-88.8 101 14.1 11.2-17.6
No 1,896 1,700 89.3 87.3-91.0 196 10.7 9.0-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 297 284 95.2 90.5-97.7 13 4.8 2.3- 9.5
Non-Veteran 2,420 2,123 87.1 85.2-88.8 297 12.9 11.2-14.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,949 1,747 89.0 87.0-90.8 202 11.0 9.2-13.0
Unemployed 174 124 74.6 66.0-81.6 50 25.4 18.4-34.0
Retired 157 148 96.0 91.0-98.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 206 197 94.3 86.7-97.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 206 170 83.2 76.3-88.4 36 16.8 11.6-23.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 118 81.3 71.8-88.1 21 18.7 11.9-28.2
$15,000- 24,999 177 143 81.1 72.0-87.7 34 18.9 12.3-28.0
$25,000- 34,999 244 188 76.9 69.0-83.3 56 23.1 16.7-31.0
$35,000- 49,999 319 256 80.1 73.9-85.1 63 19.9 14.9-26.1
$50,000-74,999 375 343 89.8 84.0-93.7 32 10.2 6.3-16.0
$75,000-100,000 308 299 95.0 87.9-98.0 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 345 341 99.0 97.0-99.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 343 336 97.6 94.6-99.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 477 392 83.3 78.7-87.2 85 16.7 12.8-21.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 241 187 78.0 70.7-83.9 54 22.0 16.1-29.3
101% to 150% 201 150 77.6 69.4-84.1 51 22.4 15.9-30.6
151% to 200% 206 180 86.4 78.4-91.8 26 13.6 8.2-21.6
More than 200% 1,506 1,429 93.4 91.2-95.1 77 6.6 4.9- 8.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 477 392 83.3 78.7-87.2 85 16.7 12.8-21.3
HOUSING
Own 1,602 1,492 91.8 89.6-93.5 110 8.2 6.5-10.4
Rent 887 720 79.9 76.4-83.0 167 20.1 17.0-23.6
Other arrangement 210 181 85.5 78.2-90.7 29 14.5 9.3-21.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 910 805 88.1 85.4-90.4 105 11.9 9.6-14.6
Regional City or Suburban County 699 621 88.8 85.7-91.3 78 11.2 8.7-14.3
Rural 1,118 990 87.1 83.6-89.9 128 12.9 10.1-16.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 890 792 88.3 84.4-91.3 98 11.7 8.7-15.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 719 636 86.7 82.9-89.7 83 13.3 10.3-17.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,118 988 88.6 86.3-90.6 130 11.4 9.4-13.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 819 731 89.9 87.1-92.1 88 10.1 7.9-12.9
2nd Quartile 742 647 86.3 82.9-89.1 95 13.7 10.9-17.1
3rd Quartile 696 632 88.9 85.4-91.6 64 11.1 8.4-14.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 470 406 85.3 77.9-90.6 64 14.7 9.4-22.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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